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Top Layer Gaps and Pillowing

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Increase effective top thickness and support it with adequate infill, cooling, and flow; do not solve every top-surface problem by adding many top layers blindly.

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Ordered repair sequence

Step 1

Confirm global extrusion is healthy.

Step 2

Check slicer top thickness, not only number of layers.

Step 3

Increase top thickness using a value appropriate to layer height.

Step 4

Use a denser or more supportive infill pattern if spans are large.

Step 5

Slow top-surface speed.

Step 6

Tune cooling and temperature for the material.

Step 7

Use monotonic/top-surface options only after structural coverage is correct.

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